Building Netherlands (Bouwend Nederland), the association of construction and civil engineering companies, with approximately 5000 members of the largest construction trade association in the building. The entire construction industry in the Netherlands accounts for 6% of gross domestic product and a production of 60 billion euros (2008 prices). The sector employs over 500,000 people. Netherlands is building an effective, professional organization devoted to raising the profile of the industry and an appropriate social recognition for a sector that is economically and socially important. The construction determines the face of the Netherlands.